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Etymology of the English word holocene

the English word holocene

using the English prefix holo-

derived from the Greek word holos, ὅλος, ὅλως (whole, all, complete; completely; everywhere)

using the English suffix -cene

derived from the Late Greek word kainos, καινός (new)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ken-